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Integrated Outreach Communication Programme on National Nutrition Month at Karur Inungur by FOB Tiruchirapalli
Field Outreach Bureau Tiruchirapalli under Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organised Integrated Outreach Communication Programme on PoshanMaah National Nutrition Month, AzadikaAmritMahotsav 75 years of India’s Independence, Covid prevention at Sukkampatty School premises Inungur in Kulithalai Block of Karur.
Shri P Kumar InungurPanchayat president in his presidential address urged that girls should get married only after crossing 18 years. He said that government is implementing various schemes for welfare of women including marriage assistance of one sovereign gold and Rs 25000 for women who have passed tenth and one sovereign gold and Rs 50000 for women who are graduates.
Shri K Devi Padmanabhan in his introductory address said that every year September month is celebrated as PoshanMaah National Nutrition Month to create awareness about importance of nutrition. He said that Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi inaugurated PoshanABhiyan Nutrition Mission on March 8 international women’s day in 2018. The aim of the Nutrition Mission is to remove malnutrition especially pregnant women lactating mothers and children. PoshanMaah this year has been subdivided into four themes including September 1 to 7 as PoshanVatika, September 8 to 15 Yoga and AYUSH for nutrition, September 16 to 23 distribution of nutrition kit to Anganwadi beneficiaries and September 24 to 30 identification of Severely Acute Malnourished  children and give nutritious food to them. He said that in September month Field outreach Bureau Tiruchirapalli organised four ICOPs in Mutharasanallur, Anthanallur block in Trichy on September 7, second ICOP in ChettikulamAlathur Block in Perambalur and third ICOP in Nagamangalam in Manikandam Block of Trichy. The fourth ICOP is now organised in SukkapattyInungur village in Kulithalai Block of Karur.
Dr T Sivakumar Block Medical officer PHC Inungur in his special address said that health department is implementing various schemes to strengthen nutrition of women and children. He urged people to take covid vaccines to prevent spread of pandemic. Shri A Rajendran BDO, Shri AP Subramanian BDO spoke about government schemes for the benefit and welfare of people. Smt M Vindohini CDPO spoke about importance of nutrition especially in September which is celebrated as PoshanMaah. SmtAMaheswari District Psychiatric Counsellor Karur in her special address spoke about importance of mental health.
Shri K Ravindran Field Publicity Assistant in his welcome address said that this outreach programme is organised by Field Outreach Bureau Tiruchirapalli in coordination with KulithalaiPanchayat Union, Integrated child development scheme Kulithalai, Government Primary Health Centre Inungur. Siddha Medical officer Dr Natarajan, SukkampattyPanchayat Union School head Master Shri Paul JagadeesanInungurpanchayat vice president Shri Balu spoke. Shri P MathiazhaganInungurPanchayat Secretary rendered vote of thanks.In the iCOP, prizes were given to mother of healthy baby. Nutrition exhibition on importance of leafy vegetables nutricereals was organised by ICDS. AbhinayaKalaiMandram song and drama troupe artists performed awareness programme on covid prevention and nutrition. LED mobile awareness vehicle on National Nutrition month AzadikaAmritmahotsavCovid prevention was flagged off at Inungur village by Panchayat president Shri P Kumar.
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